Gianluca Rocchi has been announced as the referee for Arsenal's crucial Europa League semi-final tie against Atletico Madrid.

Having drawn 1-1 with the Spanish side on Thursday evening at the Emirates, the Gunners face an uphill battle to qualify for the final following Antoine Griezmann's late equaliser in the capital.

Although Chelsea managed to secure a late 2-1 win in Madrid in September in the Champions League, Diego Simeone's side have yet to lose at the Wanda Metropolitano in the league since the move to their new home at the start of the campaign.

With Arsenal in need of some luck to reach the final in Lyon, they will be hoping for a much better showing than the last time Rocchi was in charge of one of their games.

That was back in the 2015/16 season and the Gunners fell to a 5-1 defeat against Bayern Munich in the group stage of the Champions League.